Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 13, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	August 13, 2012			August 15, 2011			August 13, 2012			August 15, 2011
Revenue:
Carl’s Jr.	$	158,309		$	152,314		$	369,833		$	358,448
Hardee’s	150,206			147,234			350,871			341,450
Other	112			181			254			414
Total	$	308,627		$	299,729		$	720,958		$	700,312
Segment income:
Carl’s Jr.	$	25,516		$	20,682		$	58,280		$	48,103
Hardee’s	29,794			26,165			69,989			60,007
Other	109			109			248			242
Total	55,419			46,956			128,517			108,352
Less: General and administrative expense	(29,772		)	(29,346		)	(71,488		)	(70,306		)
Less: Facility action charges, net	(2,029		)	70			(2,430		)	(441		)
Less: Other operating expenses	—			(194		)	—			(545		)
Operating income	23,618			17,486			54,599			37,060
Interest expense	(17,834		)	(17,816		)	(41,633		)	(42,211		)
Other expense, net	(3,179		)	(2,215		)	(2,030		)	(1,416		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	2,605		$	(2,545	)	$	10,936		$	(6,567	)
Capital expenditures:
Carl’s Jr.	$	5,313		$	5,865		$	12,835		$	9,966
Hardee’s	4,288			8,488			12,030			17,759
Other	187			179			648			388
Total	$	9,788		$	14,532		$	25,513		$	28,113
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization included in segment income:
Carl’s Jr.	$	8,370		$	8,655		$	19,930		$	20,579
Hardee’s	9,322			9,411			22,144			21,466
Other	—			—			—			—
Other depreciation and amortization(1)	753			839			1,838			1,798
Total depreciation and amortization	$	18,445		$	18,905		$	43,912		$	43,843

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(1) Represents depreciation and amortization excluded from the computation of segment income.

	August 13, 2012		January 31, 2012
Total assets:
Carl’s Jr.	$	754,057	$	779,970
Hardee’s	620,540		633,127
Other	104,370		67,041
Total	$	1,478,967	$	1,480,138